Russia-Iran S-300 missile systems deal

Well If it comes to a point where Iran is launching its Sahab-3 missiles, S-300 althrow defensive weapon would form umbrella under witch Sahab-3 would be safe. I guess west wants to avoid that kind of situation. Iran had ample of opportunity to buy Russian advanced planes/subs/ships but chose not to.

The Chinese promised an S-300 equivalent

GarryB wrote:I wonder if the US and West keeps up its stupid antics in the region whether Putin will lift that ban of Medvedevs.

GarryB wrote:The sad thing is that the last time the US tried to blockade a country like this (oil is Irans main source of international income) well the result is fairly infamous. The country they put sanctions on the last time was Japan and the result was an attack on a place called Pearl Harbour.

Wonder how they will overreact this time to the inevidible backlash.

I really like the Chinese idea of developing their AD ,purchase top AD system from Russia and lic manufacture in numbers and if possible even reverse engineer it or adapt it to their platform and newer systems.

Iran AD would have been better served had they opted for lic production of SA-17 and Igla-M sam , a large number of this sam would have give any modern fighter/cruise missile a good challange.

Iranian AD is not as week as it was 10 years ago.

GarryB wrote:
The threat of foreign interference of their AD network as was purpetrated on Syria, means that large numbers of Pantsir-S1 with some connected to the network and benefitting from a much wider view of the air state, but also with a large number of platforms off the network operating on their own in loose teams just listening for threats and using passive systems not controlled by the AD network would make a lot of sense.

Russia Seeks Amicable Settlement in Iran S-300 Lawsuit


AMMAN, May 31 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow is trying to persuade Tehran to withdraw its lawsuit against Russia’s state-run arms export company Rosoboronexport over a cancelled deal to supply S-300 air defense systems to Iran, Russian Technologies (Rostech) CEO Sergei Chemezov said.

Iran’s Defense Ministry and The Aerospace Industries Organization have launched a $4 bln lawsuit against Rosoboronexport in an international arbitration court in Geneva in April 2011.



“The lawsuit is being considered by an arbitration court in Geneva and, unfortunately, our chances to win the case are very slim,” Chemezov told RIA Novosti at the opening ceremony of a Russian grenade-launcher assembly facility in Jordan on Thursday.
“We are trying to agree an amicable settlement with Iran, but no progress has been made so far,” he said.
According to Iranian officials, Tehran will withdraw its lawsuit only if Russia fulfills the original contract.
The $800-million contract to supply Iran with the missile system was signed at the end of 2007. Moscow was to supply five S-300PMU-1 battalions to Tehran.



However, on September 22, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree cancelling the contract in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1929, which bans supply to Iran of conventional weapons including missiles and missile systems, tanks, attack helicopters, warplanes and ships.
Tehran has insisted that the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems do not fall under the UN sanctions as they are considered defensive weapons.



Chemezov criticized on Thursday the United States for the lack of support in the case.
He said Washington applied heavy pressure on Moscow to stop the deal but later changed its rhetoric saying the UN resolution did not mention specifically the S-300, known in the West as SA-10 Grumble, and Russia acted on its own.
“The Americans now agree that it is a defensive system and Russia alone should be responsible for the breach of the contract,” Chemezov said.



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GarryB wrote:Personally I would like to see Russia simply say they made a mistake... the sale of S-300 to Iran is not illegal and we will be sending them shortly...

Even the US government admits there is no legal reason for Russian not to provide the missiles...

GarryB wrote:The US government has come out and said S-300 sales would not be effected by UNSC resolutions and lets face it... they would say black is white if it suited them...

sepheronx wrote:

GarryB wrote:The US government has come out and said S-300 sales would not be effected by UNSC resolutions and lets face it... they would say black is white if it suited them...

The fact that US now is stating that Russia is responsible for the failed sale, that they now owe Iran money. Of course they will say that Black is white if it suites them. This is an in your face to Russia and Russia fell for it.